Inspection Flashcards
What do you take on inspection?
- Mobile phone
- Camera
- laser measurer
- plans and supporting info
- PPE
- note taking equipment
What do you consider in the immediate area?
- location, local facilities, public transport
- contamination, environmental hazards
- comparable evidence, local market conditions
External inspection of properties?
- Method on construction?
- repair and condition
- car parking, access
- defects
- sure boundary
Internal inspection of properties?
- Layout
- repair and maintenance
- defects
- services
- statutory compliance
- Fixtures and fittings
Construction of the warehouse?
- Steel portal frame
- insulated profiled steel walls and roof
- concrete floor
Common warehouse defects?
- damages cladding
- water leaks around roof lights
- blocked guttering
- settlement cracking
Office valuation in Southampton - what did you make note of
- listed features
- condition
- fixtures and fittings
- age (land reg, history records)
- services
- ceiling height
Common defects with period property?
- dry rot
- wet rot
- damp
- water ingress around windows and doors
- movement cracking
Characteristics of Grade A space?
- high energy performance
- amenity spaces
- modern technologies
- air conditioning systems
- parking spaces with EUV chargers
How did you determine C2 would be suitable?
I noted it was near the main road, good local transport, located near a school and other residential housing, near local amenities.
I consulted with a residential Care specialist within my firm who confirmed this
How do you find a TPO
The Tree Preservation Order Register is usually kept on the LPA website where you can locate trees. TPOs can be removed if you can prove the tree is not of significance
What else did you check when on site in Hayling Island?
- the boundaries of the land with reference to the Land Registry Title
Structure of Surveying Safely
1 - personal responsibilities for RICS members and firms
2 - assessing hazards and risks
3 - workplace health and safety
4 - occupational hygiene and health
5 - visiting premises and sites
6 - fire safety
7 - residential property and surveying
8 - procurement and management of contractors
What in surveying safely applies to inspections
Loan working, PPE and risk assessments
Chichester inspection - how did you determine what PPE to wear?
Undertaking a desk top risk assessment before hand and also by asking my client, who advised me what will be required
